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Mark Woychick: Exploring how and why people work

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How's your so-called career? The So Called podcast explores how and why we work. With each episode, we dig into the backstories behind the job titles, interviewing people at all stages of their careers – discussing their relationship with work and what work means to them. So Called seeks to inform, inspire and challenge your relationship with work and help you discover your own motivations for why and how you do what you do. Please subscribe and share the show.
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**TRIGGER WARNING - There is discussion about a period of time that includes sexual assault.** Despite making very good money in an industry that she’d always dreamed of being in, Cherry Tung was not happy. The reason for that could lie in the fact that the illusion of ethics and truth was shattered when someone in the industry drugged and raped he…
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Uncontrolled anger, lashing out at strangers, a never-ending feeling of exhaustion and overwhelm. Sounds like the perfect recipe for burnout, but when Shang was going through it, she had no clue. Listen as she shares her story and how she’s changed her life and mindset to stay out of the pit of burnout today. Shang was working at a startup, working…
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What are you waiting for? Push aside self-doubt, go forward, and believe in what you are delivering, advises Evanann Whitaker, Marketing Manager at Red Aspen. As the company has grown, Evanann has grown in her role, where she now feels empowered and confident in owning the solutions she brings to the table. Evanann enjoys the excitement of working …
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